BZ-176 
| Tier 8 | Heavy Tank
- Nation
- China
- Tier
- 8
- Class
- Heavy Tank
- Premium
- Yes
- Gift
- No
- Wheeled
- No
- Credits
- 0
- Gold
- 0
- Views
- 3
In the 1960s, amid tense relations with the Soviet Union, China came up with the concept of creating "frontier-covering forces." The main firepower of this formation was to be units with "frontier-covering tanks" in service. The design allowed the gun to depress through the turret top to reduce the overall vehicle height. In addition, the tank was set to feature twin tracks and jet boosters. Theoretically, due to the high specific power, they would provide good mobility and crossing capacity. The project was closed in 1978, and no prototypes were produced.
Default configuration
Radio
A-220
| Signal range (m) | 600 |
Engine
MTU 8V 331
| Power (hp) | 600 |
| Fire chance | 0.12 |
Gun
160 mm 56-160 BZS
| Reload (s) | 18.86 |
| Fire rate | 3.180 |
| Aim time (s) | 2.86 |
| Dispersion | 0.420 |
| Traverse (°/s) | 21 |
| Ammo max | 18 |
| Elev (°) | 23 |
| Depress (°) | 7 |
Chassis
BZ-176
| Load limit (kg) | 0 |
| Traverse (°/s) | 29 |
Turret
BZ-176
| HP | 310 |
| Armor F/S/R | 250/152/60 |
| Traverse (°/s) | 29 |
| View range (m) | 380 |
All modules
Radio (1)
A-220
• 38.000 cr DEFAULT | Signal range (m) | 600 |
Engine (1)
MTU 8V 331
• 79.290 cr DEFAULT | Power (hp) | 600 |
| Fire chance | 0.12 |
Gun (1)
160 mm 56-160 BZS
• 132.000 cr DEFAULT | Reload (s) | 18.86 |
| Fire rate | 3.180 |
| Aim time (s) | 2.86 |
| Dispersion | 0.420 |
| Traverse (°/s) | 21 |
| Ammo max | 18 |
| Elev (°) | 23 |
| Depress (°) | 7 |
Chassis (1)
BZ-176
• 30.200 cr DEFAULT | Load limit (kg) | 0 |
| Traverse (°/s) | 29 |
Turret (1)
BZ-176
• 28.000 cr DEFAULT | HP | 310 |
| Armor F/S/R | 250/152/60 |
| Traverse (°/s) | 29 |
| View range (m) | 380 |
